Cabled Pineapples

We have decided that this is going to be the year of the pineapples. I've always loved the look of crochet pineapples, and if you saw our Transformation Shawl last week, you'll see that we incorporated pineapples into the bottom part of the shawl.

I don't know what it is I love so much about them. There's something about the shape and the rhythm as you work them. They have a definite pattern without being too repetitive. And there are so many variations on them that you'll never get bored with yet another pineapple pattern, which is why this year's stitch patterns of the month will all be some sort of pineapple.

This month we'd like to introduce you to Cabled Pineapples, which we used in our Missus Otis Mitts pattern. While this is not a true pineapple, lacking the traditional pineapple structure, it still has the basic pineapple shape. We like this one because of its texture and thought it would go nicely with a warm, thick yarn like last week's Karabella Aeros.

Cabled Pineapples

Starting Ch: Multiple of 10 + 17.

Row 1. 3 dc in 6th ch from hook, skip next 3 ch, dc in next ch, *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch, skip next 3 ch, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch, skip next 3 ch, dc in next ch; rep from * across to last 7 ch. Ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch, skip next 3 ch, 3 dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in last ch.

Row 2. Ch 4; turn. 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, skip next 3 dc, fpdc around next dc, ch 1, *fpdc around next dc, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, skip next 3 dc, fpdc around next dc, ch 1; rep from * across to last 4 dc. Fpdc around next dc, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in next ch.

Row 3. Ch 3; turn. dc in first ch-1 sp, skip next 3 dc, bpdc around next fpdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, bpdc around next fpdc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, bpdc around next fpdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp. Ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-1 sp, bpdc around last fpdc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in last ch-sp.

Row 4. Ch 4; turn. Fpdc around first bpdc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, *3 dc in same ch-1 sp, fpdc around next bpdc, ch 1, fpdc around next bpdc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * across to last bpdc. Fpdc around last bpdc, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch.

Row 5. Ch 4; turn. Bpdc around first fpdc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in same ch-1 sp, bpdc around next fpdc, ch 1, bpdc around next fpdc, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp. Ch 1, 3 dc in same ch-1 sp, bpdc around last fpdc, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch.

Row 6. Ch 4; turn. 2 dc in first ch-1 sp, fpdc around first bpdc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, *dc in same ch-1 sp, fpdc around next bpdc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, fpdc around next bpdc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp. Dc in same ch-1 sp, fpdc around last bpdc, 2 dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in next ch.

Row 7. Ch 4; turn. 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, bpdc around first fpdc, *ch 1, bpdc around next fpdc, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, bpdc around next fpdc; rep from * across to last fpdc. Ch 1, bpdc around next fpdc, 3 dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in next ch.

Row 8. Ch 4; turn. 3 dc in first ch-1 sp, fpdc around first bpdc, ch 1, *fpdc around next bpdc, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, fpdc around next bpdc, ch 1; rep from * across to last bpdc. Fpdc around last bpdc, 3 dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in next ch.